Well, I finally made it to Philadelphia! Technically, it was a business trip but I made a whole thing of it because I'd never been before. There are no direct flights from COS to PHL, so I flew out of the Springs and went to Chicago for the first time. I wasn't worried about my [...]
Category: USA
Canon City 2018
Well, the 2018 Shelby's family come to Colorado for vacation was a hit. We had fun to say the least. The closest to a family vacation with all of us before this one was all of us in Vegas a few years ago for my dad's birthday. This was even better. My mom found us [...]
Preparing for a Hike in Colorado
I used to hike a lot on my own when I lived here 4 years ago. But upon moving back I realized how unprepared I was for hiking again. Not to mention I was wildly out of shape, but I couldn't remember what I actually needed to bring for an all-day hike. I mean I [...]
National Park Series | Wrap Up
I hope you've enjoyed revisiting my adventures to some of my favorite National Parks, I've encountered over the last few years, and surprisingly that's not ALL of them! Other parks I've visited and didn't write about: Carlesbad Caverns Grand Canyon Golden Gate Bridge/Fort Pointe Jewel Cave NM Mount Rushmore Badlands Gilla Cliff Dwellings Agate Fossil [...]
National Park Series | Denali National Park | Alaska
In 2006, we went on an epic family vacation to Denali National Park in Central Alaska. It was one of the best National Park visits I have. There is so much to know about Denali, it's a 6 million acre park and preserve with one road, one entrance, and more exciting views than you'd ever [...]
National Park Series | Theodore Roosevelt National Park | North Dakota
We visited Theodore Roosevelt NP in 2013 as part of a 7 state road trip, some may have called us crazy for such an epic trip and since hindsight is 20\20 I would totally agree with them. Theodore Roosevelt NP has 2 parts, a North & a South unit. We spent a majority of our [...]
Great American Solar Eclipse 2017
Travis & I are late to the solar eclipse game, so to speak. We planned out trip to the path of totality a mere month ago, because #procrastinationlife. We made careful plans to slowly make our way north from Tulelake to Bend then on to Madras with plenty of time in-between for traffic. If you've [...]
National Park Series | Redwoods National Park | California
While I love Yosemite being in my backyard, Redwoods NP maybe one of my favorite parks. Travis and I discovered this gorgeous park in 2014 after moving to California and immediatly signed up for a short 5K run at a State Park near the National Park areas, and basically these are jointly managed parks by [...]
National Park Series | Yosemite National Park | California
I started this series with Yosemite NP, because this park is literally in my backyard (if my backyard was all of Central California). When we first relocated to California, we were thrilled to be so close to Yosemite! Which is great except this is one of the most popular National Parks, so we tend to [...]
National Park Series | Introduction
It never crossed my mind to write about all the National Parks I've visited and I have one in my own backyard! As a kid my parents took me and my sister to see a lot of the parks in the Southwest of the United States, my husband and I have continued the tradition and [...]
